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Feb. 27, 2015 — The muscular dystrophies are known to target various muscle groups differentially. In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to decreased function of specific ... full story

Feb. 18, 2015 — A gene therapy technique that has the potential to treat more than half of the patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by targeting a large region of the gene that contains many different ... full story

Feb. 16, 2015 — Public health researchers report the freqency of two muscle-weakness disorders that strike mostly boys: Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy. The team found that about 1 in 5,000 ... full story

Feb. 4, 2015 — The therapeutic potential of a new class of synthetic oligonucleotides in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using RNA "surgery" has been demonstrated by researchers. Tested in mice, ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015 — Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a congenital disease which causes muscle degeneration and eventual death in teenagers. Recently, researchers have developed an active substance, which they together ... full story

Jan. 26, 2015 — A previously unknown phenomenon -- that diseased muscle cells literally eat themselves to death -- has been discovered by researchers. The researchers say this previously unrecognised mechanism could ... full story

Jan. 15, 2015 — Researchers have successfully improved the ability of muscle to repair itself -- by artificially increasing levels of the BMI1 gene in the muscle-specific stem cells of mice with muscular ... full story

Jan. 12, 2015 — Researchers have developed a way to measure upper extremity movement in patients with muscular dystrophy using interactive video game technology. Their hope is to expand inclusion criteria for ... full story

Dec. 30, 2014 — Early use of available heart failure drugs slows the progressive decline in heart function before symptoms are apparent in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), according to a ... full story

Dec. 17, 2014 — Like human patients, mice with a form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy undergo progressive muscle degeneration and accumulate connective tissue as they age. Now, researchers have found that the fault ... full story

RAW VIDEO: Man With Muscular Dystrophy Runs Marathon

AP (Oct. 14, 2013) — A man with muscular dystrophy was the last runner to cross the finish line of the Chicago Marathon _ nearly 17 hours after he started the race. Maickel Melamed made it across the finish line of the 26.2-mile race at 1:30 a.m. Monday. (Oct. 14)

Feb. 27, 2015 — The muscular dystrophies are known to target various muscle groups differentially. In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to decreased function of specific ... full story

Feb. 18, 2015 — A gene therapy technique that has the potential to treat more than half of the patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by targeting a large region of the gene that contains many different ... full story

Feb. 16, 2015 — Public health researchers report the freqency of two muscle-weakness disorders that strike mostly boys: Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy. The team found that about 1 in 5,000 ... full story

Feb. 4, 2015 — The therapeutic potential of a new class of synthetic oligonucleotides in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using RNA "surgery" has been demonstrated by researchers. Tested ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015 — Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a congenital disease which causes muscle degeneration and eventual death in teenagers. Recently, researchers have developed an active substance, which they together ... full story

Jan. 26, 2015 — A previously unknown phenomenon -- that diseased muscle cells literally eat themselves to death -- has been discovered by researchers. The researchers say this previously unrecognised mechanism could ... full story

Jan. 15, 2015 — Researchers have successfully improved the ability of muscle to repair itself -- by artificially increasing levels of the BMI1 gene in the muscle-specific stem cells of mice with muscular ... full story

Jan. 12, 2015 — Researchers have developed a way to measure upper extremity movement in patients with muscular dystrophy using interactive video game technology. Their hope is to expand inclusion criteria for ... full story

Dec. 30, 2014 — Early use of available heart failure drugs slows the progressive decline in heart function before symptoms are apparent in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), according to a ... full story

Dec. 17, 2014 — Like human patients, mice with a form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy undergo progressive muscle degeneration and accumulate connective tissue as they age. Now, researchers have found that the fault ... full story

Nov. 1, 2014 — People with muscular dystrophy could one day assess the effectiveness of their medication with the help of a smartphone-linked device, a new study in mice suggests. The study used a new method to ... full story

Oct. 13, 2014 — A new guideline recommends guidance on how doctors should evaluate the full picture—from symptoms, family history and ethnicity to a physical exam and certain lab test results—in order to ... full story

Oct. 13, 2014 — Like a marching band falling out of step, muscle cells fail to perform in unison in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Researchers reveal how this breakdown leads to the proliferation of ... full story

Sep. 18, 2014 — Our genetic information is stored in DNA, tiny strands of nucleic acid that contain instructions for the functioning of our bodies. To express this genetic data, our DNA is copied into RNA molecules, ... full story

Sep. 18, 2014 — A new microscopy technique yields resolution an order of magnitude better than previously possible. Through this new technique, the researchers showed that dystrophin was responsible for regulating ... full story

Sep. 15, 2014 — The timing of a toddler's first steps is an important developmental milestone, but a slight delay in walking is typically not a cause of concern by itself. Now a duo of researchers has found ... full story

Sep. 14, 2014 — A potential way to treat muscular dystrophy directly targets muscle repair instead of the underlying genetic defect that usually leads to the disease, researchers say. Muscular dystrophies are a ... full story

Sep. 11, 2014 — Findings of a new study offer the possibility of developing new ways of tackling an incurable condition known as muscle-wasting disease. To date, only six genes have been linked to the illness. ... full story

Sep. 7, 2014 — Cyclic bursts of a STAT3 inhibitor can replenish muscle stem cells and promote their differentiation into muscle fibers, scientists report. The findings are an important step toward developing and ... full story

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